multi-jurisdictional law

The abstention doctrine is an authority that precludes federal courts from hearing cases within its jurisdictions, instead, giving state courts authority over the case.

The abstention doctrine is an authority that precludes federal courts from hearing cases within its jurisdictions, instead, giving state courts authority over the case.

Comity refers to courts of one state or jurisdiction respecting the laws and judicial decisions of other jurisdictions – whether state, federal or international – not as a matter of obligation but out of deference and mutual respect. 

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The “comity of nations” doctrine permits recognition of foreign proceedings to the extent that such proceedings are determined to be orderly, fair, and not detrimental to another nation’s interests.

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The principle of complementarity is the basis of the relationship between the International Criminal Court (ICC) and national courts in relation to the application of international criminal law. 

Two or more courts have concurrent jurisdiction over a case if all of the courts have the power to hear it. Most notably, in the United States and state courts have concurrent jurisdiction to hear many types of actions.

Conflict of laws refers to a difference between the laws of two or more jurisdictions with some connection to a case, such that the outcome depends on which jurisdiction's law will be used to resolve each issue in dispute. The conflicting legal rules may come from U.S. federal law, the laws of U.S. states, or the laws of other countries. 

menu of sources

Federal Material

U.S. Constitution

• Article VI - Supremacy Clause; CRS Annotated text
• Article IV, Section 1 - Full Faith and Credit Clause; CRS Annotated text

Federal Statutes

• 28 U.S.C. §§1738-1739 - State Proceedings
• 18 U.S.C. §§ 848,896,927,2345
• 47 U.S.C. § 741- Satellite and Communications Law
• 19 U.S.C. § 2504 - Trade Agreements
• 45 U.S.C. § 1213 - Railroads

Federal Judicial Decisions

• U.S. Supreme Court:
• Recent Conflicts Decisions
• liibulletin Oral Argument Previews
• U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeals: Recent Conflicts Decisions

State Material

State Judicial Decisions

• N.Y. Court of Appeals:
• Recent Conflicts Decisions
• Commentary from liibulletin-ny
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• Appellate Decisions from Other States

International Material

Conventions and Treaties

• Convention on the Law Applicable to Contract Obligations (1980)

Other References

Useful Offnet (or Subscription - $) Sources

• Good Starting Point in Print: Eugene F. Scoles and Peter Hay, Hornbook on Conflict of Laws, West Group (2004)

other topics

Category: International, Transnational, and Comparative Law

The Dormant Commerce Clause refers to a legal doctrine derived from the Commerce Clause in the U.S. Constitution.

Double taxation refers to the imposition of taxes on the same income, assets or financial transaction at two different points of time. 

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